A theme of sexual confusion arises when the protagonist remembers the attraction she felt to a woman she met as a counselor in a summer camp. Chapters alternate between descriptions of the protagonist's life and her father's life, intentionally obscuring the boundaries between the two. Former high school English teacher Robie Darche Wiesner follows her protagonist from childhood to her struggle against anorexia to mid-life crisis and fear of death, exploring the difficulties in the relationship between daughter and father. Enhanced with the inclusion of 148 color and B/W photographs, "Trappings" is as an informed and informative read as it is thoughtful and thought-provoking.įour Fragments from the Life of a Slow Learnerĩ781424182886, $14.95 Four Fragments from the Life of a Slow Learner is a novel drawn from elements of autobiography.
The factors affecting fashion choice include gender, culture, race, class, age, profession, comfort and practicality, cost and creativity.
The purposes of clothing selection are as diverse as establishing identity and power. The women ranged from office workers to drag-kings, stay-at-home moms to attorneys, fashion industry executives to elected officials, and students to cowgirls. "Trappings" is the cumulation of a project that included some six years of interviews and conversations with more than five hundred women and girls (ranging in age from four to ninety-two) about what they wore and why. While the phrase 'dress for success' usually refers to selecting garments appropriate for a business setting, "Trappings: Stories Of Women, Power And Clothing" by Tiffany Ludwig (artist and media consultant) in collaboration with Renee Piechocki (artist and art consultant) expands that concept as it specifically applies to women in all circumstances both commercial, social, governmental, and cultural. Book Lover Resources, Advice for Writers and Publishersġ00 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8099
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